Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree for the most part George. The little button on the left side of the Hasselblad CM which pre flips the mirror up can be a big comfort in situations where you feel that's going to be an issue. I went through phases where I did that a lot. And hand held with the camera pressed against my chest so it would not move after it was pre flipped. As once flipped you were flying blind. I used the camera intensively for 33.3 years and I never felt the mirror slap and noise in the CM nor ELM to be the hindrance or design flaw as its touted to be on this thing called the internet. I never felt like I was in a situation where my Rolleiflex would be giving me a better shot. And they'd both had the same lens for all practical purposes a Zeiss Planar 2.8 and had the same weight and bulk. On 3/17/15 3:41 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> A main point is lots of people on chat groups make a big point of >> declaring >> the limitations of Hassy. They claim you can't use it like a Rolleiflex >> for >> street work. Only in the studio. Well we know you can. > > Yes. Of course. > > You can also use a 4x5 Graflex or 4x5 or 5x7 Technika > or a Bronica, or SL66, or Pentax 6x7 or Mamiya Universal Press > Leica S2 or S, Hasselblad H series, PhaseOne, > and the list could go on and on > for "street work." > > Yet Certain Realities Do Exist: > 1) Lenses for 6x4.5, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, 4x5, 5x7 are: > a) progressively longer focal lengths for any given field of view > b) with slower apertures > c) with shallower depth of field > and > d) which makes them harder and slower to focus under any conditions. > > 2) Mirror slap in 120 (or medium format digital) SLR cameras is both > vibration > prone and loud. > > So. > Without doubt locking any camera down on a solid tripod > reducing focus variables of either camera or subject movement > locking the mirror up > and using a cable release > will give you the sharpest possible image. > > Now if and when sharpness "is overrated." > well hell sure handhold the sucker. > > Anyone who's ever owned and loved a medium format or large format camera > has > done it. > I have 3 different grips for my Hasselbad 500CM; and used them all > depending > on the assignment. > Often the best grip is no grip at all. > > I pretty much instinctively prerelease the mirror before pressing the > between > the lens compur shutter; > most? but not all times. > > The fact that my Rollei TLR did not have a mirror flopping about > definitely made it a quieter, more vibration free, off tripod, candid tool > than the Hasselblad 500C and CM. > The Rollei crank also advanced the film quicker than the 'blad gearing. > Neither was as fast and accurate to focus as the Mamiya Universal. > > Every tool requires practice, experience and technique. > > Everyone's mileage will vary? depending on driving technique and set up > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/